Abstract
The Stanley W. Paher Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and corresponding negatives. Images include scenes from the towns of Goodsprings, Goldfield, and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Goodsprings and Goldfield, Nevada images date to 1926; the Las Vegas images date to 1966.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Stanley W. Paher Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and corresponding negatives. Images include scenes from the towns of Goodsprings, Goldfield, and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Goodsprings and Goldfield, Nevada images date to 1926; the Las Vegas images date to 1966.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
Stanley W. Paher was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1940 where his parents owned and operated the Gateway Auto Court. After graduation from high school, Paher attended the University of Nevada, Reno. Paher's interest in history led to writing; to dates of 2020, he has written twenty monographs, edited multiple volumes, and contributed many articles detailing the history of Nevada, Arizona, and California.
Sources:
"Book Signing: Stanley W. Paher - Nevadans: Spirit of the Silver State." Sundance Book Store. Accessed April 16, 2020. https://www.sundancebookstore.com/event/paher
Stanley Paher oral history interview, 1979 March 04. OH-01424. Audio recording. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Preferred Citation
Stanley W. Paher Photograph Collection, 1926 and 1966. PH-00066. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated by Stanley W. Paher; accession number 2020-065.
Processing Note
In 2020, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Melise Leech wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.